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How do I get Linux to recognize more than 64MB of RAM? I
presume I may need to tune the kernel. How do I do this? —Edward
Longstrom

Forcing the Issue from LILO

The reason Linux does not recognize more than 64MB
of RAM is actually related to limitations in BIOS. You can force
the issue from LILO with an argument of mem=??M,
where ?? is the amount of physical RAM in the
machine and M stands for Megabytes. To make this
automatic, add that line to the block defining the specifics for
each boot (image) configuration. —Dan Lark, SuperNet of Las Cruces,
Inc dan@netsteps.com

Kernel Doesn't Recognize CD-ROM

I have a Toshiba XM-series CD-ROM that is not recognized by
the kernel. I thought it was a standard IDE/ATAPI drive. What could
be causing this? —Scott Herscher

Command Line Parameters

First, make sure your CD-ROM is connected to a
primary or secondary IDE interface. Kernel 1.2.13 will not see
tertiary interfaces. Then you may need to give it command line
parameters to have the kernel find it. Here is a chart:Primary
Interface - Master: hdaPrimary Interface - Slave: hdbSecondary
Interface - Master: hdcSecondary Interface - Slave: hddUse the
“hd” parameter for your actual device, based on the chart above,
to boot with a command like:

LILO boot: linux hdd=cdrom

If you don't know how the CD-ROM is connected, it is safe
to try them all. You can then add this as an append line to your
lilo.conf. An example would be:

Make sure to run /sbin/lilo after
editing the file. —Donnie Barnes, Red Hat
Software redhat@redhat.com

Netscape 2.02 and Linux

Are there any FAQs about setting up Netscape 2.02 with Linux?
After you unzip Netscape where do you put the files? When I set up
Netscape 2.02 it gives me the error message cannot find
lib.so.4. Any ideas? —Marc A. Krushelnyski

Upgrade Recommended

First of all, I recommend using 3.0. You can get an
ELF version that won't take up nearly as much memory and won't
cause the missing library problem you mention. Second, the README
that comes with Netscape tells you where to put the files. I'd put
the Netscape binary in /usr/local/bin, then put
the zip file in the recommended location. —Donnie Barnes, Red Hat
Software redhat@redhat.com

PPP Error Message

I installed PPP support from the control panel, but when I
want to access the pppd in /usr/sbin I get the message
THERE IS NO PPP SUPPORT IN THIS SYSTEM. I tried
to install ppp-2.2.0f.tar.gz to see if that
would help, but it didn't. I checked the
/proc/net/dev file with a cat command but all I
saw was a column of:

s1
s2
s3

and so on with many zeros. What must be done to correct this
problem? —Dominik Barth

Installation Error?

You either didn't install
ppp-2.2.0f properly, or you didn't compile PPP
support into the kernel. A standard distribution kernel should have
PPP compiled in, so I would guess your pppd install went wrong.Most
likely, you either didn't make install, didn't
do make install as root, or your old pppd
binaries live in a different place from your new pppd binaries and
the path for the old binaries comes before the newer one in your
PATH environment variable. —Bert
Vermeulen bert@cnct.com

Simple Dialup Program

I cannot set up pppd to connect to my ISP. Chat script is
simple in principle but in reality it is impossible to decode and
make work. Is there a simple dialup program, preferably in
X-Windows, that will solve this problem? —Ken Kim

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